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Message: [QUOTE="john1420, post: 3596170, member: 2077"] I may have missed it but I don't think anyone said all insults are equal, although I think I may have been misinterpreted as saying that. It's not that they are equal but that they are all wrong. Crimes, as you state, are a perfect example. Shoplifting is a crime. Murder is a crime. Both are wrong and should not be done. Simple as that. But do they deserve the same penalty? Of course not! Likewise, abusing, denigrating, bullying, harassing, intimidating etc someone with words is wrong. You cannot vilify another person because of their race, gender, sexuality, religious beliefs or physical characteristics. You simply can't. But like the crime example, different things require different penalties. No sane person would suggest that calling someone a fat pig should receive the same penalty as calling someone a monkey. Equally, no sane person should suggest that calling someone a fat pig is totally fine. They are both clearly and obviously wrong, but they are not equal. [/QUOTE]

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